Ex-Coatesville detective admits theft, forgery, fraud

Gerald D. Pawling will be sentenced at later date on about 100 charges By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Gerald D. Pawling Slightly more than a week after a former Coatesville detective waived his third preliminary hearing on theft and fraud charges that prosecutors say total more than $70,000, he was back in court. On Wednesday, April 9, Gerald D. Pawling, 43, of Caln Township,...

Former detective waives hearing on theft charges

Gerald Pawling is accused of stealing $46,509 from police union By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Gerald D. Pawling (left) is shown with his attorney, Daniel R. Bush, arriving for his arraignment last month in Caln district court. A former Coatesville Police detective waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday on eight counts of forgery and 51 counts of theft-by-unlawful-taking in...